Diagnostic waxup based on Prof. Slavicek concept
+ Include: 10 videos, size: 6.64 GB + Target Audience: prosthodontists, functional dentists, dental technicians + Information:10 lessons (18h 28min)
- – The principles of the concept of a sequential guide
- – Protocol of wax up of class I based on Professor Slavichek concept (analog method)️
- – Protocol of work in EXOCAD: articulator settings and wax up
- – Protocol of wax up of the posterior part of the occlusal plane
- – Protocol of waxing the sequential guidance (F2) and aesthetic points on the lateral teeth️
- – Methods of modeling of the upper and lower front teeth
- – Cross bite modeling protocol.
Who is this course actually for?
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Dental Technicians: This is arguably the primary audience. Technicians who need to physically (analog) or digitally (using EXOCAD) model complex occlusions, set up articulators, and build precise wax-ups.
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Functional Dentists & Gnathologists: Dentists treating temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, severe bruxism, or complex bite issues who need a deep understanding of functional morphology.
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Prosthodontists: Specialists handling full-mouth rehabilitations who rely on the Vienna School of Interdisciplinary Dentistry (VieSID) principles to ensure their reconstructions do not damage the patient’s jaw joints.
Course Overview (18h 28m / 10 lessons)
This specific curriculum focuses heavily on translating theoretical gnathology into practical, step-by-step benchwork. Key topics generally include:
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The Slavicek Concept: Understanding sequential guidance and the functional parameters of the stomatognathic system.
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Analog & Digital Workflows: Protocols for traditional wax-ups as well as digital modeling using EXOCAD software.
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Step-by-Step Modeling: Detailed techniques for waxing up Class I occlusions, posterior occlusal planes, and modeling both upper and lower front teeth.
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Complex Scenarios: Protocols for managing crossbite modeling and establishing aesthetic reference points.
Because this course is incredibly technical and heavily focused on biomechanics and software (like EXOCAD), it requires a strong foundational knowledge of dental anatomy.
+ Topics:Lesson 1.Digital documentation and dental photography
- – The value of dental photography
- – Basic principles of photography
- – Options for saving photos on the camera: RAW, JPG, TIF
- – Camera Settings:
- – Light Sensitivity (ISO)
- – Aperture
- – Shutter speed
- – Programmable modes.
- – Lighting: main light sources
- – Analytical photos
- – Tools for dental photography
- – Color communication of dental photography
- – Photographing models: tips
- – Archiving images.
Lesson 2.The basic principles of Slavicek Concept and Theory and How to Adapt to
- – Plastering of models in the articulator
- – Cases of impaired function: principles of treatment in the concept of Slavichek
- – Production of single crowns: planning and analysis of plaster models
- – Clinical and functional analysis of the patient
- – Bruxchecker as a diagnostic tool
- – Basic concepts of the Slavichek concept:
- – Laterotrusia and mediotrusia
- – Retroactive control
- – Protrusive control
- – Occlusal plane
- – Saggital articular tilt
- – Transversal articular tilt
- – Direct lateral shift.
- – Definition of the hinge axis
- – Reference position and therapeutic position of the joint: differences
- – Calculation of disocclusion angle: a mathematical and theoretical approach
- – The concept of a sequential guide
- – Key aspects of occlusion
- – Overview of occlusal splints.
Lesson 3.Wax-up class 1 based on prof. Slavicek concept (analog)
- – Getting accurate impressions
- – Protrusion control and protrusive guide according to Class 1
- – Components of the Slavichek concept
- – The value and calculation of disocclusion angle
- – Basic principles of morphology of Class 1
- – Evaluation of condylography data
- – Working in the Gammadental program
- – Principles of working with the articulator
- – The concept of the inter-coronal space
- – Principles of wax modeling
- – Modeling of active and passive centric
- – Analysis of plaster models.
Lesson 4.Wax-up of so-called malocclusions (analog)
- – Basic principles of morphology
- – The main compensatory mechanisms
- – Splint therapy: indications, design, manufacture
- – Milled or printed splint: advantages
- – The principle of operation of the variator
- – Wax modeling of class 2
- – Step-by-step modeling procedure
- – Definition and modeling of a group guide
- – Options for reducing of the occlusal plane angle
- – Management of complex clinical cases:
- – a patient with worn dentition
- – a patient with a crossbite.
Lesson 5.The concept of pr. Slavicek in digital dentistry
- – Diagnostics and analysis of plaster models
- – Communication tools of a dentist and a dental technician: advantages of digital dentistry
- – Step-by-step protocol of working in Cadias 3D:
- – Scanning of plaster models
- – Data import
- – Segmentation of teeth
- – Digitization mode
- – Occlusive protocol
- – Documentation.
- – EXOCAD: articulator settings and wax up
- – Digital production of temporary prosthetics.
Lesson 6.Case and cast analysis
- – Programming and settings of the articulator for the first stage of analog modeling
- – The basic principles of class 1
- – Stages of modeling:
- – Wax up of the anterior part of the occlusal plane
- – Wax up of the posterior part of the occlusal plane
- – Modeling of active centric
- – Formation of the Spee curve
- – Modeling of passive centric.
Lesson 7.Waxing the sequential guidance (F2) and the esthetic points on lateral teeth
- – Modeling protocol: from anterior to posterior
- – The value of the preliminary setting of the articulator
- – Formation of the Wilson curve
- – Determination of the position and modeling of the active centric of the upper jaw
- – Functional aspects of the position of the active and passive centric
- – Wax up of class 2
- – Modeling of functional points on molars and premolars (F1 and F2)
- – Using protrusion clips
- – Modeling of the functional path
- – Advantages of the sequential separation concept
- – Wax up of the aesthetic surface of the upper and lower jaw.
Lesson 8.Finishing wax-up of upper and lower molars
- – Formation of media intrusive paths
- – Modeling of the lingual surface of molars
- – Modeling of the passive centric on the buccal side
- – Settings of the individual incisor table
- – Creating a passive centric on premolars
- – Aesthetic modeling of the lingual surface of molars.
Lesson 9.Finishing premolars and retrusivе control
- – Protrusive and retrusive elements
- – Creating a retroactive control on the premolar
- – Assessment of the quality of the simulated roller
- – Wax modeling of protrusion
- – Application of protrusion clips
- – Modeling F1 and F2 on the central incisors
- – The difference between individual and sequential incisor table
- – Function point F3: position and value.
Lesson 10.Finishing wax-up of front teeth
- – Modeling of the occlusal surface
- – Determination of the position of the occlusal contact on the tooth
- – Ways to strengthen wax cones
- – Modeling of the front teeth of the upper and lower jaw
- – Modeling of crossbite
- – Basic functional parameters
- – Completion of the modeling: protrusive control.
